CVE-2018-17294
N/A
Published: September 21, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:45 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLeapLiblouis
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 3.7.0
Affected range stops below 3.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396ex_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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